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PIA11203: Phoenix's Snow White Trench
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Phoenix
Spacecraft: Phoenix Lander
Instrument: Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
Product Size: 1024 samples x 1024 lines
Produced By: University of Arizona
Full-Res TIFF: PIA11203.tif (3.15 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA11203.jpg (122.5 kB)

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A soil sample taken from the informally named "Snow White" trench at NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander work site produced minerals that indicate evidence of past interaction between the minerals and liquid water.

This image was taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on Sol 103, the 103rd day since landing (Sept. 8, 2008).

The trench is approximately 23 centimeters (9 inches) long.

The Phoenix Mission is led by the University of Arizona, Tucson, on behalf of NASA. Project management of the mission is by JPL, Pasadena, Calif. Spacecraft development was by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University Arizona/Texas A&M University


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